by Waris Dirie, Jeanne D'Haem · Debolsillo · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788497933292
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«Amanecer en el desierto» is the memoir by Waris Dirie and Jeanne D'Haem, published by Debolsillo in paperback (266 pages, in Spanish).
Waris Dirie, born into a nomadic Somali family, escaped a forced marriage and became an international model. In this book she returns to Somalia and reunites with her mother and her culture, to which she attributes her strength, her resilience and her sense of humor.
Bestseller Collection (no. 582) from Debolsillo. Work originally published in 2001 as Desert Dawn; translation by M.ª José Díez and Diego Friera.
For readers of biographies and memoirs, especially those seeking personal stories of overcoming adversity and reflections on identity and roots.
Waris Dirie is a Somali model, author, actress and human rights activist in the fight against female genital mutilation (FGM). From 1997 to 2003, she was a UN special ambassador against FGM. In 2002 she founded her own organization in Vienna, the Desert Flower Foundation. She has won numerous awards recognizing her work on eradicating FGM, including the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur (2007).
